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A JOINT COUNCIL RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO STATE RECOGNITION OF CHEROKEE "TRIBES" AND "INDIANS" IN NEW JERSEY
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WHEREAS, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation have exercised the sovereign rights of self-governance on behalf of the Cherokee People since time immemorial; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are Federally- recognized Indian Nations with a historic and continual government-togovernment relationship with the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the Joint Council unites the Legislative Branches of government of the Cherokee Nation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. representing approximately 294,000 Cherokee people throughout the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, the two Cherokee Tribal governments share a common history prior to forced removal in 1838, and then separate histories to the present. yet our common language. culture, and traditions have made the Cherokee Nation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians distinct and unique Native people from other Indian I ribes and other people, as was declared by the Joint Council in Resolution No. 392. adopted on August 11. 1992 in Cherokee, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the Cherokee Nation has been aware of a growing number of non-Indian groups claiming to be Cherokee tribes or bands and that these groups ha\ e been organizing and attempting to gain federal recognition. this problem being acknowledged by the Joint Council in Resolution No. 008. adopted on October 3. 1988 in Cherokee, North Carolina: and
WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior through the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Branch of Acknowledgment and Research maintains the responsibility for addressing specific applications for Federal recognition and the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians fully support the Federal recognition process; and
WHEREAS, the history of the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is well documented and no...
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